Pittsfield Co-op Plans Move to West Street

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank announced on Monday that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a leasehold interest in 99 West St. and will move it corporate headquarters there.

Bank officials said this represents an important milestone in Co-op Bank's continued growth and long-term commitment to the Berkshire County community.

Following the completion of the acquisition, Co-op Bank plans to undertake renovations to modernize and enhance the West Street facility. The new headquarters, expected to be occupied this year, will provide space to support future growth, collaboration, and expanded services while maintaining the bank's community-focused approach. The bank is currently headquartered on South Street.

"This is an exciting step forward for us," said bank President Gregg Levante. "Establishing our new corporate headquarters on West Street offers a strong foundation for our future and will allow us to continue investing in our employees, our customers, and the region we proudly serve."

Along with the bank moving forward with its planned investment in the West Street facility, the bank also made a series of strategic technology and balance sheet enhancements during the fourth quarter to further lay the groundwork for our next phase of innovation in 2026.

Completion of the acquisition is subject to receipt of all required state and federal regulatory approvals, satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and applicable corporate and third-party consents. As renovation timelines and transition plans are finalized, bank officials said they look forward to sharing more updates on these advancements.

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EPA, GE Conducting Vernal Pool Study on Housatonic River

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
11:44AM / Tuesday, August 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A pilot study will determine the best way to remediate PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, from vernal pools in the Housatonic River.

Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and General Electric held an open house for the Vernal Pool Pilot Study on Reach 5A, a five-mile stretch between the river's confluence and Lenox border. Despite the rain, several people attended the event at the Berkshire Athenaeum.

EPA project manager Josh Fontaine explained that it is an evaluation of which remediation method to use for the remaining vernal pools in Reach 5A.

"We're going to be testing two different methods. One is an excavation method, which we already know has been very successful with another vernal pool cleaned up much earlier in the project," he said.

"And then the other is the application of two different carbon amendments. It would be the application of powdered activated carbon and the application of granulated activated carbon."

Ten vernal pools will be cleaned using these methods: five with excavation and five with active carbon; seven additional vernal pools will be monitored as controls. Construction will be complete around October, but the pools will be left to their natural processes and monitored with surveys and sampling for three years.

Fontaine said there is no frontrunner for methodology.

"We know the excavation method is effective, but we would like to see if the less invasive method of using the amendment will be as effective for potential use," he said.

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